National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)
Coordinator of New Media
 Based in Kansas City, Kan., the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) is the largest coaches' organization in the United States. Since its founding in 1941, it has grown to include more than 30,000 members who coach both genders at all levels of the sport. In addition to a national rankings program for colleges and high schools, NSCAA offers an extensive recognition program that presents nearly 10,000 individual awards every year. It fulfills its mission of coaching education through a nationwide program of clinics and week-long courses, teaching more than 6,000 soccer coaches
each year.
Overview: The NSCAA is immediately seeking well-qualified candidates for a full-time Coordinator of New Media position whose primary focus is to oversee NSCAA.com from technical, marketing and content perspectives. In the short term, this includes overseeing the re-design of www.nscaa.com.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
• Reviewing all information architecture documents and designs, testing all features and functionality, managing the project budget and schedule for the re-design of www.nscaa.com
• Communicate all new feature / functionality and maintenance requests to the selected web development agency. Manage the budget for all initiatives and test all new / improved features and functionality. As needed develop specifications and review all information architecture documents and designs.
• Recommend all new media vendors, negotiate all contracts and manage all relationships for solutions including web development, hosting, content management system, video content management system, content delivery network, ad management system, ad networks, social media software, mass email distribution, e-commerce and live video streaming.
• Develop strategies, in coordination with Marketing Director, for NSCAA.com to generate revenue via sponsorship and online advertising. Build digital sales packs for sponsorship/marketing department to sell.
• Oversee the NSCAA’s social media strategy including its properties on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
• Create a content plan for NSCAA.com to keep fresh content on the site; Work with all NSCAA departments to schedule all written, video, audio and photo content on NSCAA.com; Edit written and video content; Write copy as needed; Publish content via content management systems.
• Oversee www.nscaa.com’s online graphic plan.
• Devise and implement the NSCAA’s mass email strategy. Create and distribute the NSCAA’s email newsletters and maintain the NSCAA’s email lists.
• Review and analyze the analytics for NSCAA.com and for all solutions.
Qualifications:
• 5+ years of experience in hand-coding HTML and CSS
• 3+ years of experience working with content management systems, video management systems and mass email solutions
• Web savvy with thorough knowledge and use of social media
• Previous management experience in re-designing and re-launching online platforms and in working either for or with a web development agency
• Previous experience in selecting third-party solutions and negotiating business terms and contracts a plus
• Proficient in Photoshop and video/audio editing software
• Flash, Illustrator and Javascript experience a plus
• Both PC and Mac literate
• Good communicator in both verbal and written forms
• Demonstrated ability to create engaging written content for Internet and printed media.
• Background in/and familiarity with soccer desirable
• Familiar with Associated Press style
• Night, weekend and holiday work required occasionally.
Position is based in Kansas City, Kansas, and reports to the Assistant Executive Director of Communications
To Apply:
Please forward cover letter, resume and references to:
newmediasearch@nscaa.com
Position open until filled
Application deadline March 6, 2010
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